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The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
How 10 Save browning People.

August Sundstrom, New York teach
er of swimming, in talk with a Sun re-
porter about his art, said: "A useful bit
of swimming practice, and one that everyf
swimmer should perfect himself in is
handling in the water a person who can
not swim. To save a drowning person
you must prevent him from taking hold
of you As you approach him, 90 under
water, and if he Is faced toward YOU catch
him by the legs and twirl him around.
Then come up behind him and grasp him
bv the collar or the hair at the back of the
head and flop him upon his back. To toe
him ashore. swim upon your back, using
your feet and right hand for propulsion,
and drag him after YOU If he does turn
and try to grasp You, hit him in the stom-
ach with your knee, and hit him hard.
If necessary, punch his head and stun him.
Do ANYTHING to break his hold if he grabs
you, because if You don't both Of You will
drown.
1.-TWO little chaps, the Riley twins,
about : years old, tumbled from a raft
into deep water at a Brooklyn dock one
dav, grappled each other, and sank. !
happened TO be near and dived after them
in nv clothes. At the bottom | found
one holding fast to pile and the other
clinging to him. l tried to pull them
away, but only sunk myself into the mud
with the effort, and had to 90 up for air.
The next time l dived to them, caught
them around their bodies, braced my feet
against the pile, and tore them loose.
Before they could get Their death grasp
on me l had hand in the hair of each
and took them to the surface, and,
although they had been under water
nearly ten minutes, their lives were saved.
1t is of the utmost importance that
swimmer should know what to do in
such cases, and Just how to tackle drown
ing people. If he does not 90 to work
the right way he will not only fail to save
anybody, but will lose his own life As
an exercise and amusement, swimming
will hold its own with any sport, and to
be proficient in it a man must be an ath-
lete, but every man and woman should
know how to swim for self-preservation.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
Electrical Phenomena.

At one time it was very hard for me to
believe, indeed, that any person living
possessed such power as being able TO
shuttle across the carpet Of a room, and
light the gas as it issued from the jet Of
the burner, by simply touching it with
the tip Of the finger. have at present,
however, two friends, at least, among my
acquaintance, who seem 70 be capable OF
performing this feat at all times, and
under any circumstances. Now, find
singular phenomena exhibited TO a very
high degree in my own person, at Fort
Wingate, New Mexico. This point is
over 6, 900 feet above sea-level; the only
water in the neighbor is small ponl-a
puddle, really-and few insignificant
springs. The air is usually clear. and
highly rarifed; indeed, all the conditions
seem to be favorable TO the exhibition OF
electrical appearances.
Only the other day, while pacing my
room, passing, as l did 50, each time,
over large woollen navajo blanket that
lay spread out on the floor, a circum-
stance arose which called upon me to
touch the cast-iron urn that Ornamented
the top of small wood stove in the
apartment and which had a fire in it at
the time. Before the tip of my index
finger touched it, by distance of fully
centimetre, there was displayed in the
intervening space brilliant electric fash,
accompanied by report that could be
distinctly heard in the adjoining room
above ordinary conversation. The OK
pertinent was repeated three or four times,
but the display became more and more
feeble with each trial; it regained its
original force, however, after l paced
across the blanket on the floor a few
times. Additional experimentation went
to show that this electrical discharge was
considerably greater from the tip Of the
index finger than from any of the Others
of the hand, gradually diminished in
regular order as we proceeded TO the little
finger; and, further, it seemed in my
case, more evident in the left index
rather than in the right one When all
ten fngertips were drawn together and
then brought up to within a centimetre's
distance of this stove-urn, the flash and
report appeared no greater than it did
from the index finger alone Science.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
Fashion Notes.

The tailor-made costume continues to
be the correct style for street dress.
Pointed finger nails and pointed bangs
represent fashions that are going out Of
vogue.
French jackets in varions styles are seen
as part OF many Spring toilets. A flavor
lite shape
Among the favorite colors for dressy
toilets are golden brown, pale prim-
rose yellow, copper color and Persian
lilac
Outside jackets for Spring wear are
longer than those worn last fall. and
hood Of the material of the garment.
lined with striped satin, is added.
Bonnets Of black lace and black beaded
Spanish net over foundations of primrose,
lavendar, pink, sea green or cherry satin,
are worn by fashionable ladies at the
present time.
The newest plain English jackets are
cut considerably longer than last spring.
and are perfect fitting at the back and
under the arms, with loose fronts fitted
by a single dart
Camel's hair, albatross, serge and nuns
cloth are among the white wool goods
intended for spring and summer wear.
Heavy watered ribbon, an inch and a
quarter wide, will be used as a garniture
upon these dresses, being placed in rows
upon the overskirt, both front and back.
Smooth taffetas and beiges are shown
among the new wool stutfs. These are
always popular, on account of their light
weight, and may be had plain or barred
in lines of contrasting color, or crossed
with knOtted threads of the same shade.
or striped with double or twisted threads,
giving rough surface
Foremost among the new skirt dra-
peries are the bell skirts and the inverted
bell skirts, two directly opposing styles.
One shows the skirt draped at the back
with an appearance of fullness at the bot
tom, and is intended for stout ladies, the
other, intended for slender women, hav-
ing the fulness Immediately below the
waist. The effect in either case, when
arranged in moderation, is excellent.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
The Great Pension Building.

The interior of the great hall of the
pension building will soon be finished.
The immense stretch of wall has nearly
all been plastered, and some idea can be
formed of what the completed half will
look like Whatever difference of opin-
ion there may be as TO the merits of the
outside of the building, it will no doubt
be generally admitted that this hall is a
graud room. In point of size it is larger,
with one exception, than any audience
room in this country, and in point of
capacity stands about fourth in the
list of the large interiors of the world
The great Mormon tabernacle in Salt
Lake City is said to have the largest
capacity of any building in this country.
1t will seat about Is, 900 people.
Gen. Meigs, the architect of the pen
sion building, says that the hall in the
pension building and the galleries sur
rounding it have seating capacity Of
II, 307 men. The hall itself is 316 feet
long and 11G feet wide, while it has two
ties of galleries extending all around it
which are 10 feet in width. A third
gallery, which encircles the hall, has a
width of feet. Gen. Meigs SAYS he has
estimated that 10000 people can find
standing room in this great space. St.
Peters Church, Rome, which is the
largest structure in the world, will. in
the same way, hold "a, 600 people, while
the Milan Cathedral will accommodate
81, 900; St. Paul's Rome, %, 600. and
St Paul's London, 1000 Gen. Meigs
says he has no doubt that the principal
portion of the inauguration exercises will
In the futrue be held in this hall, as well
as public funerals and other exercises
which attract large gatherings Of the
people, Washington Star
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
The Cherokee Indian.

There is not Jail anywhere within the
bounds Of the Cherokee reservation. No
country can ever be at high point of
civilization in which there are no jails
and nobody does anything to need them.
We have always been taught ID look on
Damon and Pythias as one Of the most
beautiful stories Of friendship and honor
Listen to this from the Cherokee Indian
and ask yourself if it does not give you
some different opinion of him. An In
dian was shot for killing another man
some time ago. A stranger in the terri
tory happened TO be with the Sheriff
when the news that the appeal had been
lost and the sentence must be carried out
Yes" said the Sheriff, 'I'll have to
have the poor fellow shot.n
where is hel ! don't see any jail"
Hes at home.
"a prisoner under sentence of death at
homef''
Certainly; he's out on his word. He's
been ut home three months. We've got
no jails here"
"Well, You don't expect him to come
and be shotl"
certainly uO- ne ii De mere To-
morrow. sent for him"
And the merry stranger laughed. Next
day he was on hand to witness the sheriff's
discontinue Bul few minutes before
the hour a cavalcade appeared in the dis
lance. 1t was headed by manly young
Indian and it was made up of his friends.
They rode calamity up, and the young
Indian surrendered himself up to the
sheriff. He went about among the crowd,
shook hands with everybody, gave one
his saddle, another his horse, and so on,
until he had disposed of all he possessed.
Then he selected his bosom friend as the
man TO fire the fatal shot, an honor his
bosom friend esteemed highly. He took
his place, pinned piece of blue ribbon
over his heart, the point the bullet was
to take, and stood up like aman. A few
seconds, there was a shot, and he was
dead. wonder if there is nothing at
all the white man can learn from the
Cherokee Indian.-San Francisco C2ron-
iele.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29

The T'linkits, writes Lieut.. Schwatka,
in the LndePendeAt, never understand the
meaning Of joke, and if it is Of practi-
cal nature they are sure TO get quite angry
and if it is not, it falls as fiat on their ma
ture as the reading of last years almanac
They will sometimes guy each other a
little, at personal mishap, as slipping
down in the mud, falling in the water, or
something similar thereto, but beyond
tins they never go, or seem TO understand.
Any adventure that has funny character
to 1t, and that we would dub "a good
joke, rolls of of their intellect like water
off ducks back.
A white man, living in Sitka, did a
great deal of hunting to while away the
time; and to increase his score among the
ducks which he sought, the most alum
dant Of all game thereabouts, he sent East
and bought a number Of duck decoys
These were placed in the water where he
knew those water fowl were generally
plentiful, and they were left until they
had succeeded in decoying some Of the
birds about them. They came under the
observation of young T'linkit hunter,
who ran to his house and got an old
WORKOUT shotgun, and then he COM
menced the not very difficult task
of crawling upon the decoys, necdlessly
keeping out Of sight behind the logs and
brush of the beach until. at the waters
edge, he was about forty yards away, and
safely hidden behind a big drift-stump-
He then preceded to let the dozen de-
coys have a ringing discharge from both
barrels that nearly tore his shoulder OF,
and set his ears TO ringing like buzz-saws,
but that, of course, had no effect on the
wooden ducks, much to the young mans
establishment.
He wasted a great deal of ammunition
before the truth dawned on his mind.
Now an American boy, under similar cir
cumstances, would have crept back to the
brush, hiding closer to the ground than
before, and after getting well out of
sight, would have taken particular pains
to have forgotten all about it as soon as
possible. Our Sitka youth, on the con-
trary, was in a rage, and he lost no great
amount of time in hunting up the owner
of the decoys, and despite the latter's i'm
moderate laughter, which only angered
him the more, he insisted on being paid
for the ammunition he had expended on
the wooden ducks, and was so persistent
in his demands, that the owner paid it TO
get rid of him; and which thoroughly set
tied the case, for the Indian had no shame
or modesty as to the part he had acted in
the adventure.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
Sale Of Crown Jewels.

May 10 has been set for the auction
sale Of the crown jewels of France. The
Regent" diamond, valued at twelve
million francs, will not be sold. The
Louvre Museum will receive the jeweled
watch Of the Dey Of Algiers; the impe-
rial crown and the sword of the Dauphin
viii 90 into the melting pot There will be
plenty Of rare and costly jewels left, how
ever, for amateurs to bid on at PHotel-
Drouot, where the sale is to take place.
The diamonds and precious stones will be
on public exhibition for a month after
being catalogaed. In the meantime they
repose in a triple-walled safe with the
Minister of Finance. This safe, fastened
in the wall, is locked with three KEYS.
each key being confided to a high and
trusty functionary Of the ministry. The
diamonds were all stolen in 1898. when
the revolution was at its height, but an
anonymous letter told where they were
two months after. They were found con-
cealed in a thieketin the Champs EIysees.
Some very costly jewels were neyer re.
covered, however -7aas spfines
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
Chinese Maids in silken Trousers

One oriental damsel who was airing
herself and her finery simultaneously YES
terday afternoon on Dupont street wore a
pale-blue silk coat with huge fannel-like
sleeves trimmed with black and pale vel
low silk braid. Her trousers were of
black silk, also bordered with pale vel
low; her boat-likc sabots were embroid-
cred with blue silk, and the deep white
soles provide an area about three square
inches for the maid to stand erect upon.
Another celestial maiden was similarly
dressed, except that that garment which,
among Christians, is peculiar TO males,
was a gorgeous orange silk. A third girl
wore an azure-blue skirt, crimson coat.
and bright green trousers. Still another
wore pale violet cloak over dark-blue
blouse, her trousers also being green.
very brilliant costume was a crimson
silk coat with broad band of green and
rcd embroidery running all around the
skirts. neck and sleeves; the trousers were
bright blue and the shoes prettily en-
broidered in pink and gold. A pale blue
cloak, violet trousers with yellow trim
mings pearl-beaded head-dress, and fine
ly worked silver bangles on wrists and
feet formed the principal features of the
costume of small Mongol maiden, who
held In her hand the diminutive cue Of
her small brother who trotted before her.
The boy was hardly less attractively
dressed, and his pale pink silk round hat
was decorated with a bright red silk knob
and huge tassel of the same material and
color.-SdH Francisco Chronicle.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29

Wash the mica of the stove doors with
salt and vinegar
To wash silk handkerchiefs, soak them
first in cold salt and water for ten min
utes or longer, then wash out in the same
water, and iron Immediately.
Sit down whenever you can find an OPP
portunity. Many stand even when pre-
pairing vegetables for dinner, work that
IS much easier performed sitting.
Do not attempt to dry calicos and ging-
hams out Of doors at this season OF the
year. Freezing causes the colors TO fade
more quickly than anything else. Wash
and hang up to dry Immediately in gar
ret or kitchen.
You owe it to your children to care for
their teeth. Examine them to see il they
are coming in straight; if not, consult
reliable dentist Compel them. if neces-
sary, to clean their teeth regularly, and
have the second teeth filed at the first in
dieations of decay.
The tartar which so generally accumu-
lates at the back of the teeth, forming
often a thick crust, may speedily and eff
AtSluiliN bt ItuloNtu bl DIuSluuR IL Win
soft brush dipped in fresh flour of
birthstone. After few applications the
tartar will crumble away.
Never allow the cups, bowls, plates,
knives, spoons, etc, which you use in the
dining room TO do service in the kitchen.
Save the old ones for that purpose, or if
you have Just begun housekeeping, buy
some cheaper ones for kitchen use ANY
article which is used in cooking viii not
long be fit for table use.
Nothing is more susceptible to injury
than the flavor of coffee, and the recep-
taele in which the beverage is made
should always be thoroughly scalded and
cleaned before each making. A porcelain
lined pot is much preferable to any other
for cotfee-making purposes, because it is
easier to keep clean.
To brighten and polish nickel-plating
and prevent rust, apply rouge with lit
tie fresh lard or lard-oil on wash-leather
or piece of buckskin. Rub the bright
parts, using as little of the rouge and oil
as possible; wipe off with clean rag
slightly oiled. Repeat the wiping every
day and the polishing as often as neces-
sarv
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
Ladies of Sumatra.

The wealth OF Lsmpong lady is esti-
mated by the number and weight OF her
ornaments; these, however, are only fully
displayed on feast days and other high
occasions; such is etiquette among ''the
upper ten" in the southeastern part of Su-
matra. Native goldsmiths make these
ornaments, and the purchaser gives in ex-
change weight for weight, in silver or
gold, as the case may be. Young girls
and children are heavily encountered with
them; indeed, every young miss is ar
sayed in sinkels or bracelets, of many
shapes, Of silver; the greater the wealth
and higher the position Of the parent, the
larger the number of glittering bands and
tinkling ornaments Of every sort; rows
upon rows of bracelets on her arms, and
large button-like rings in her ears, and all
these ornaments are worn until she mar
ries.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
The Gulf Streams Warmth.

The fact is well understood, of course,
that Great Britain and other parts oi
northwestern Europe eve much, in the
matter of climate and temperature, to the
warming influence of the Gulf Stream.
The extent of the effect which Is thus
produced, according to the calculations
made by Dr. Croll, almost exceed belief,
or even comprehension, in mathemati.
cal sense. He has found, by careful
scientific estimate, that the amount Of
heat conveyed northward in the Atlantic
by this stream is equivalent to 77,479,-
$50, 600, 600, 900, 900 foot pounds of en-
ergy per day, which IS equal to all the
heat received by 1860, 93j square miles
at the equator, and more heat than i.
conveyed by all the air queensland SC
positive is its climatic effect, and so fan
reaching, that, according to DR.. Croll,
the heat of the Arctic seas and North
Atlantic would be diminished to that i'm
mense extent by the stoppage or diversion
of the great ocean river.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
OUR FArHEHLANp.

From shores where Libertyis portal
shines fair to earths Ultimate span;
Prom Prairies where Lnsoln immortal
Won iofties: manhood Of man:
from beyond those mountain peaks h,ary,
where Fremont, the bnlve, saw eacaNsy
Our after-tine transcendent glory;
from land Of Calhoun and Of Clay,
Americana make thy sorg ever,
AT the God of all natious' command:
Our TatheridI'd sirceps to both oceans
From the Lakes to the fur Rio Grande.
Great men Of the East, where fruition
Smiles sweet upon heritage won;
Strong men Of the West, where the glowing
OF hope beckons endlessly on;
Brave men of the Northland, toil-giried,
Ciear-visioned, and calm in thy tread;
Grand men Of the Southland, transdgured
In light Of thy sorrow and dead
All, ALL Let our anthem be ever,
At the God of all nations command:
Our Jdthe1'ldnd stoeeps to both oceans,
From the Lakes to the fur Rio GraAds.
Here are birthrights noble in story;
There, dust of a oonSecrate throng.
Here, mountains and valleys of glory;
There, echoes Of immortal song.
o, freemenl we are but each others,
All these have been pricelesSly won.
Rise, rise to the love-height OF others,
Invincihle, evermore one!
Then, deathless, our song shall be ever.
At the God Of all nations command;
Our Idtberidnd streeps to both oceans,
From the Lakes 10 the far Rio Grnnde
Edgar L. Wakcnidn, in Southern Birouac.
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
Welded to the Woods.

Peter Leroyez appeared at the state
fair at Portland, Ne, last year and sur
prised the crowd by driving a moose at
tached to o sulky. Since then he has
been called to France to lay claim to a
fortune of $50, 600. He has returned and
lives in the Moosehead Lake wilderness
with his squaw, forty miles from any
other human habitation. He is the most
eccentric capitalist in Maine Leroyez
spang from French family of good
blood and property. A wild youth, n
hater of civilization, he ran away from
home, immigrated to America, and finally
went into the woods on the border oil
Maine, where he married an Indian
woman and built himself a rude hut.
Here he dwelt for years in the most print
tive style, living on fish and game, trap
ping fur bearing animals, frOlicking with
the moose that he adopted into his family,
and making occasional excursions into the
world, where his queer looks and COS
tune, his long hair, and his strange ways
made him an object Of wonder. After he
heard, last fall, that he had inherited his
fortune, he pledged his moose for $500 to
Mr.. John Eveleth, of Greenville, and with
this money went to France After com
ing back with the gold he redeemed tho
moose and went directly back to the
wilderness to his squaw and his old life.
He sleeps on pretty nearly $50, 900 every
night up there under the pines, forty
miles from everybody. The only luxury
in which he has invested is a new buck
ely,p ubirf
The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-29
No Sign of Sweetness.

''There is young man in the parlor
wishes to see you. miss" remarked the
hall door attendant at a downtown resi-.
dence.
''Did he bring anything with him-any
box or pareel9"
"only cane, miss"
Ibid his coat tail rattle when he
walked, as If there was a package OF
candy in his pocketi'
Nothing OF the sort, miss"
Then tell him I've gone to visit sick
friend and won't be home for a week, y
replied the fair girl, falling back.into a
horizontal position, and resuming her
perusal of Truth Stranger than Fic-
ton; or, The Liar Unmasked. y Clinton
Bugle